ArticleJMIR mental health2021
Preliminary Outcomes of an Ecological Momentary Intervention for Social Functioning in Schizophrenia: Pre-Post Study of the Motivation and Skills Support App.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.
- Digital Therapeutics for People with Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Literature Review of Their Effect on Symptoms and Functioning.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2026Pooled it
- Persuasive Systems Design Features of Smartphone Apps for Psychosis: Systematic Review.JMIR human factors · 2026Pooled it
- Social Functioning Interventions in Psychosis: A Systematic Review.Clinical psychology & psychotherapyPooled it
- A Digital Therapeutic Intervention for Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2026Trial
- Establishment and Maintenance of a Digital Therapeutic Alliance in People Living With Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia: Two Exploratory Single-Arm Studies.JMIR mental health · 2025Trial
- Positive affect during social interactions predicts goal progress and social motivation in daily life for people with schizophrenia.Schizophrenia research · 2026Article
- Integrating digital therapeutics for patients with mental illness into clinical practice: perspectives for US healthcare professionals.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Smartphone Apps and Digital Tools for Managing Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders: A Clinical Review.Focus (American Psychiatric Publishing) · 2025Review
- Feasibility of a digital therapeutic for experiential negative symptoms of schizophrenia: results from an exploratory study.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2025Article
- Experiences in Accessing Treatment Among Females with Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Study from Turkey.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Personalized interventions for behaviour change: A scoping review of just-in-time adaptive interventions.British journal of health psychology · 2025Article
- Patient Perspectives on a Digital Therapeutic for Schizophrenia: A Qualitative Evaluation of an App for Negative Symptoms.Schizophrenia bulletin open · 2025Article
- Leveraging Personal Technologies in the Treatment of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders: Scoping Review.JMIR mental health · 2024Article
- Qualitative Analysis of Paranoia Reported in Clinical Interviews With Black and White Adults With Schizophrenia.Psychiatric services (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Article
- Temporal Interactions Between Social Motivation and Behavior In Daily Life Among Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis.Schizophrenia bulletin · 2023Article
- Educational Technologies for Teaching Social Skills to Individuals With Schizophrenia: Scoping Review.OTJR : occupation, participation and health · 2023Article
- Smartphone-based mobility metrics capture daily social motivation and behavior in schizophrenia.Schizophrenia research · 2022Article
- Accessibility and availability of smartphone apps for schizophrenia.Schizophrenia (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2022Article
- Do cognitive impairments limit treatment gains in a standalone digital intervention for psychosis? A test of the digital divide.Schizophrenia research. Cognition · 2022Article
- A WeChat-based self-compassion training to improve the treatment adherence of patients with schizophrenia in China: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPeople with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses often lack access to evidence-based interventions, particularly interventions that target meaningful recovery outcomes such as social functioning and quality of life. Mobile technologies, including smartphone apps, have the potential to provide scalable support that places elements of evidence-based interventions at the palm of patients' hands.
objectiveWe aim to develop a smartphone app-called Motivation and Skills Support-to provide targeted social goal support (eg, making new friends and improving existing relationships) for people with schizophrenia enrolled in a stand-alone open trial.
methodsIn this paper, we presented preliminary outcomes of 31 participants who used the Motivation and Skills Support app for 8 weeks, including social functioning pre- to postintervention, and momentary reports of treatment targets (eg, social motivation and appraisals) during the intervention.
resultsThe findings suggest that the intervention improved self-reported social functioning from baseline to treatment termination, particularly in female participants. Gains were not maintained at the 3-month follow-up. Furthermore, increased social functioning was predicted by momentary reports of social appraisals, including perceived social competence and the extent to which social interactions were worth the effort.
conclusionsThe implications of these findings and future directions for addressing social functioning in schizophrenia using mobile technology have been discussed.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT03404219; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03404219.
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